Sunburst (609)

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Sunburst (609)
Mnemonic [SUNBURST]
Duration Immediate
Utility Magic  
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A great pulse of light will come from the caster's hand when this spell is cast, causing all those hidden to become obvious to all in the room. While this will not reveal invisible targets to the caster, it will make him/her aware of their presence.

When Sun Burst is focused directly on a target, the caster will attempt to temporarily blind them. When successfully cast in this manner, living targets will suffer a severe perception loss, as well as a decreased chance to evade any incoming attacks. Undead targets will recoil from the intense burst of light, giving them Round Time. Targets that cannot see, due to injury, the Blinding spell, or previous effects of a focused Sun Burst are immune.

Sun Burst comes in handy when arrows or thrown weapons are hidden in a room.
Some testing was done to establish exactly how much perception was lost by the target when struck by Sun Burst, and it was discovered that the target saw a reduction of 9% - 91% (rounded). No trend was recorded, as the values seem to varry randomly between the minimum and maximum reductions. These are not official numbers. They are the result of a player's test.

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